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Mel Brooks
Melvin "Mel" Kaminsky (born June 28, 1926), better known by his stage name Mel Brooks, is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer, best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. Brooks is a member of the short list of entertainers...
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Spaceballs
Spaceballs is a 1987 science fiction parody film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks. It was released on June 24, 1987, and earned only modest returns, but has gone on to become a seminal cult classic on video. The movie received a PG...
Initial release date:
- Jun 24, 1987
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Runtime:
- 1 h 36 min
Estimated budget:
- 22,700,000 (US$)
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The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man is a 1980 drama film based on the story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London. The film was directed by David Lynch and stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft,...
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- 1980
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Runtime:
- 2 h 4 min
Estimated budget:
- 5,000,000 (US$)
Frances
Frances is a 1982 Universal drama film starring Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard. When it was released this film was advertised as a purportedly true account of actress Frances Farmer's life but the script was largely fictional and...
Initial release date:
- Dec 3, 1982
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- 2 h 20 min
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History of the World, Part I
History of the World, Part I is a 1981 film written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. As he does in many of his other films, Brooks also gives himself a great deal of time in front of the camera, this time playing five roles: Moses, Comicus the...
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- 1981
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Runtime:
- 1 h 32 min
Estimated budget:
- 11,000,000 (US$)
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High Anxiety
High Anxiety is a 1977 comedy film produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who is also the main actor. Veteran Brooks ensemble members Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman and Madeline Kahn are also featured.
The film is a parody of suspense films, most...
Initial release date:
- Dec 25, 1977
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Runtime:
- 1 h 34 min
Estimated budget:
- 3,400,000 (US$)
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Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights is a 1993 comedy of the story of Robin Hood. Produced and directed by Mel Brooks, the film stars Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, and Dave Chappelle. The film includes frequent comedic references to previous Robin Hood films ...
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- Jul 28, 1993
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Runtime:
- 1 h 44 min
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Solarbabies:
Solarbabies (also known as Solarwarriors) is a 1986 science fiction film, made by Brooksfilms and directed by Alan Johnson. It was released on DVD on March 6, 2007.
The movie was the second and final film directed by Alan Johnson, who is better...
Initial release date:
- Nov 26, 1986
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Runtime:
- 1 h 34 min
Estimated budget:
- 7,500,000 (US$)
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The Producers
The Producers is a 2005 American comedy-musical film starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman and Will Ferrell. It is based on the 2001 Broadway musical of the same name and a remake of the 1968 film of the same name starring Zero Mostel...
Initial release date:
- Dec 16, 2005
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Runtime:
- 2 h 14 min
Estimated budget:
- 45,000,000 (US$)
Life Stinks
Life Stinks is a 1991 comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. It is known as one of the few Mel Brooks films that is not a parody, nor at any time does the film break the fourth wall. The film co-stars Lesley Ann Warren, (Brian Thompson), and Jeffrey...
Initial release date:
- Jul 26, 1991
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Runtime:
- 1 h 32 min
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To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be is a 1983 20th Century Fox comedy-drama directed by Alan Johnson, produced by Mel Brooks with Howard Jeffrey as executive producer and Irene Walzer as associate producer. The screenplay was written by Ronny Graham and Thomas...
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- Dec 16, 1983
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- 1 h 47 min
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The Vagrant
The Vagrant (1992) is a 1992 black comedy film. It stars Bill Paxton, Michael Ironside & Marshall Bell and revolves around a yuppie (Paxton) who is being driven insane by a crazed bum (Bell) after moving into a new home the destitute is currently...
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- 1992
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Runtime:
- 1 h 31 min
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84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road is a 1987 British/American drama film directed by David Hugh Jones. The screenplay by Hugh Whitemore is based on a play by James Roose-Evans, which itself was an adaptation of the 1970 epistolary memoir of the same name by...
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- 1 h 40 min
